Police arrest 15 suspects for looting Abuja warehouse
Fifteen individuals have been taken into custody by police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in connection with the theft of a nearby warehouse.
On Sunday morning, some locals in Abuja's Tasha neighbourhood broke into a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Department of Agriculture warehouse and stole goods.
However, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police headquarters said hours after the incident that 15 people had been apprehended for the warehouse looting.
“The FCT police command is fully informed about the impulsive attack on Agric Department Strategic food store located at Tasha, Abuja, on 2/03/2024 by some irate mobs, which resulted in the vandalism and looting of the warehouse,” the FCT Police Command said in a statement.
“The Command wishes to state that normalcy has since been restored to the environ and the situation is very much under control, as fifteen(15) suspects were arrested, including two local security guards employed by the warehouse management. Exhibits such as twenty-six (26) bags of maize, five motorcycles, and some vandalized aluminum roofings were recovered from the suspects.”
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